Bird watcher found guilty of assault, four years later

A bird watcher charged with assaulting his neighbour four years ago was yesterday ordered to pay $500,000 in compensation after he was found guilty in a Georgetown court.

On July 9, 2011, Gajendra Narine, a bird watcher of 77 Light Street, was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Armando Nankumar at Light Street, Georgetown.

A trial into the matter began before Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond in Court 10, in 2011 but was